Talk:Pepper-spray projectile
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"Although generally considered non-lethal, deaths have occurred."
Then I guess it's not "non-lethal", is it?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.110.196.19 (talk • contribs)
No actually the US government has began calling them Less-than-lethal weapons instead.
On a different note, I edited the page to remove editorial comments following the references. I am including the removed comment here both as a record of it and as a talking point about whether its contents bear inclusion into the main article. "EDIT: The incident involving Victoria Snelgrove was NOT a PepperBall. The weapon fired into the crowd was a FN-303 less-lethal device. The devices are completely different from one another. The FN-303 uses a fin stabilized round that is weighted by a bismuth product and usually contains some sort of less lethal payload behind it, such as OC, CN, and CS. It is due to incorrect information such as listed above that leads to bad media towards some less lethal products such as PepperBall. In fact, since its inception, PepperBall use has not been directly related to any deaths. It tends to be exceptionally safe, and if used properly, very effective." Scienda (talk) 05:58, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Corrected vandalized page — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:F470:6:400B:3522:E445:5E41:E98B (talk) 01:35, 17 November 2016 (UTC)
Removed paragraph on its use during George Floyd protests
editPer WP:PROPORTION, I believe the paragraph would better fit in a separate section on the projectile’s history. By itself it’s giving undue prominence to recent events. – XYZt (talk | contribs) – 04:10, 6 July 2020 (UTC)